It's difficult to review this short story, knowing that the author pulled the publication in the late 90's. Understandably so, as some school shooters were associated with their fascination of this novella. I feel it was a respectably responsible move to stop producing this story.

As far as the writing goes, it's very raw and young SK. I really enjoyed the short choppy chapters and the flashbacks of the story. I do feel it ended on a dull ending and I felt the wanting to know more about some of the side characters. Overall, it's early SK writing and not anything that needs to be revered or sought after (since it's out of publication).  I'm glad I read it, simply for completing SK's backlog sake, but I'm not going to re-read it. It would not be shocking or scandalous in today's age, but I can see how it was in the 1970s-1990s.